Stanchion.



'PATENTED APR. 4, 1905.

L. L. PERRIS.

STANGHION. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 3,'1904.

UNITED STATES Patented April e, '1905.

PATENT OEEICE.

HENRY L. FERRIS, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO HUNT, HELM, FERRIS &COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part ef Letters Patent No. 786,350, dated April 4,1905.

Application filed December 3,1904. Serial No. 235,367.

To fat/r wit/)71e it ntfty/ con/cern.:

Beitknown that I, HENRY L. FEERIs, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStanchions, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements instanchions; and its object is to produce a device of this class whichshall have certain advantages which will ap pear more fully and at largein the course of this specification.

To this end my invention consists in certain novel features which areshown in the accompanying drawingsas embodied in my preferred form ofconstruction.

In the aforesaid drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improveddevice. Fig. 2 is a sectionin the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is anelevation of the upper portion of the device, one of the side platesbeing' removed to show the construction. Fig. A is a top plan of thedevice, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the upper platesaforesaid.

Referring to the drawings, A is a vertical rectangular frame, preferablyof wood.

B B are two brackets, each Yof which has a gudgcon L, pivoted in thecorresponding end of the frame A. Each of the said brackets has adiagonal arm and a horizontal arm 2. To the two diagonally disposed armsis secured a stanchion-bar (fl. To the lower bracket B are secured twoflat side plates D, provided with a plurality of bolt-holes, so thattheir position with reference to the bracket can be readily adjusted. Tothe upper bracket B and the upper end of the bar C are secured two sideplates E, Fig. 5, likewise provided with a plurality of bolt-holes, lsoas to be longitudinall7 adjustable on the bracket. The side plates E, itwill be seen, are made of angle-iron having a horizontal iiange e, andeach has at one end a laterally-flaring tang e'. A movable stanchion-barF is pivoted between the ends of the lower side plates D and is adaptedto swing between the ends of the upper side plates E and be guided intoplace by the laterally-Haring tangs e. To the upper end of this bar F ispivotally secured a rectangular loop Gr, of heavy wire or light steelrod. This loop is held in place b v a sheet-metal bracket H, whichcovers its ends, and the said ends are carried into a depression nearthe upper end of the bar F. By this means afirm and substantial pivot isproduced.

Then the bar F is swung as far as possible toward the bar C, the loop Goverhangs the ends of the side plates E and prevents theretraction ofthe bar F. ever, be swung up, when it will run along the top of the sideplates E, permitting the bar F to swinglaterally about its pivot untilthe end of the loop engages the gudgeon b on the bracket When this pointis reached, the bar F swings between two flaring straps I on the frameA, thereby preventing the rotation ofthe stanchion.

It is to be observed that when the stanchion is opened its rotation isprevented, and consequently there is no danger of an animal running intothe same when in an improper position. Vlien the animal is in place,however, the side bar can be pushed in, when the loop will fall of itsown weight and lock the stanchion in a closed position. The iianges e onthe side plates Epreventthe animal from reaching the loop andaccidentally displacing it, so as to open the stanchion.

IV hen it is desired to adjust the stanchion for animals of differentsizes, the bolts which secure the side plates to the brackets areremoved, and the side plates, together `with thel pivoted bar, are movedlaterally.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of thisconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and Itherefore do not intend to limit myself to the specific form hereinshown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent` l. In a device ofthe class described, the combination with two brackets having pivot- Theloop G can, howing gudgeons, of side plates secured to the and arrangedto swing between the side plates secured to the opposite bracket and aloop pivoted to the free end of said bar and swinging over the oppositeend of lthe side plates on the adjacent bracket.

2. 'ln a device of the class described, the combination with twobrackets having pivoting gudgeons, of side plates adjustably secured tothe brackets, a bar rigidly secured to said brackets and side plates, asecond bar pivoted between the side plates secured to one bracket andarranged to swing between the side plates secured to the oppositebracket and a loop pivoted to the free end of said bar and swinging overthe opposite end of the side plates on the adjacent bracket.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with two bracketshaving pivoting` gudgeons, of side plates adjustably secured to thebrackets, a bar rigidly secured to said brackets and side plates. asecond bar pivoted between the side plates secured to one bracket andarranged to swing between the side plates secured to the oppositebracket, a loop pivoted to the free end of said bar and swinging overthe opposite endv ofthe side plates on the adjacent bracket, and afiange on said side plates arranged to engage the loop. In witnesswhereofl I have signed the above application for Letters Patent, atHarvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, this 26th dayot' November, A. D. 1904.

HENRY L. FERRIS.

Titnessesz EDWIN G. RACE, L. EUGENE Noa'roN.

